Our K-12 school system is sending us a message: AI tools are for the rich kids

Chicago Public Schools comprise a vast, labyrinthine system boasting over 316,000 students across 630 locations. Many rank among America’s best. Many others are chronically underperforming Title 1 schools, with high volumes of students coming from economically disadvantaged families, ranking among the nation’s worst. AI could play a massive role in undoing the socioeconomic and racial gaps in educational outcomes that have come to characterize American metropolises like Chicago. But there’s a problem...